A BREATH OF 'FRESH AIR': GRAMMY NOMINATED BETTYE LaVETTE CAN BE HEARD ON NPR's PEABODY AWARD-WINNING TALK SHOW MONDAY, DECEMBER 17; BETTYE GRABS THREE BLUES MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS BETTYE LaVETTE - who recently scored a GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album for her CD THE SCENE OF THE CRIME …
BETTYE LaVETTE continues her bold ascent with a GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album for her CD THE SCENE OF THE CRIME (Anti- Records). Joined by the Drive-By Truckers as her backing band, BETTYE's essential new entry into the soul music canon channels more than 40 years of blood, …
"This Denver-based group is one of independent pop's most entertaining amalgams. Fronted by the glamorously dissolute spaghetti tenor Nick Urata, DeVotchKa is a fantasy band for drunken weddings and noirish debauchery" - Ann Powers, Los Angeles Times "When it comes to gypsy stereotypes, stealing local women is near the top …
TOUR PLANS? Grammy Award winner and current nominee, TOM WAITS, will be making a rare Los Angeles appearance when he takes the stage to perform a few songs at a benefit for the Bet Tzedek Legal Services-House of Justice on January 22 at the Century Plaza Hotel. This prestigious event …
Two-time Grammy winner TOM WAITS has earned his seventh nomination for his critically acclaimed 3-CD set ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS AND BASTARDS in the Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album category. Upon its release ORPHANS received tall praise from a wide vista of media outlets across the board (and oceans). Highlights include Rolling …
Six Week Tour Visits Universities, College Campuses and Theaters The Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars return to stages across the U.S. early next year in support of their acclaimed Anti- Records release Living Like A Refugee, bringing with them a spirited and infectious fusion of traditional West African music, roots …